EASY DIY BAR | Using Budget Products From IKEA

Watch me doing a DIY bar kitchen island, using budget products from Ikea. I’ll show you how I easily DIYed a bar in my kitchen, on a super tight budget. Follow my step-by-step tutorial and DIY an Ikea bar for yourself.
If you follow me on Instagram @homebymonn you know that I visited my friend Kate and she had this beautiful bar in her kitchen. And I want to do the same thing in my kitchen. I’ve never had a bar and I feel like it’s the perfect place to have a coffee, lunch, or even work.
The plan is that the bar would lay on the window board on one side, and on the other side it would have one leg.
So, let’s start!
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[@robertday422]

Hi Mon. Great video. I do a bit of woodwork. The first sander you used is an angle grinder, they spin crazy fast and are very dangerous! Everyone use gloves when using an angle grinder. An orbital sander is much slower and safer and also doesn’t mark wood because of the way it moves! Take care all!

[@HomeByMon]

Yes, you are right about that 😅 I should have used gloves. I will next time!!

[@EllaCinder-lh4ro]

I’m someone with no woodworking experience and no knowledge of the names and usage directions for such; I can’t tell you how appreciative I am when someone like yourself shares in the comments such valuable information.. please keep this up

[@robertwilliamday]

you are very welcome, very kind of you to take the time to say this, its appreciated by me !@@EllaCinder-lh4ro

[@monicabatt9430]

You are so clever. Who knew home improvements could be so easy and beautiful,thank you😊

[@HomeByMon]

@@robertwilliamday awww thank you so much 🥹🫶💕

[@heidibee501]

I love IKEA and l love your show. This was great. Simple and yet so elegant.

[@HomeByMon]

Thank you so much 🥰🫶

[@eileentaylor787]

Absolutely wonderful, stunning and so designer like!!! Great idea, Great job xxx

[@HomeByMon]

Awww thank you so much 🥰🫶

[@HelenVaughn-un6de]

This is the perfect kitchen bar for me!!

[@HomeByMon]

So glad you like it 🥰

[@OXOtwo]

Great job. Love those candle holders. Love Mars.

[@HomeByMon]

Thank you so much 🥰🫶

[@mateamanasievska9232]

Turned out amaizing 😍 so simple yet so classy! Great job Mon

[@user-jo6zo6ju9b]

Looks great. Your niece is so talented, that picture is lovely.❤

[@Planner5D]

Cool idea and great result! 🌟

[@HomeByMon]

So glad you like it 🥰

[@ivanasfetko]

Perfect! I am moving to a new house soon, you gave me wonderful ideas. Thank you 💕

[@HomeByMon]

So glad to hear you got inspired by the video 🥰🫶 Sending hugs 💞

[@annecarter5181]

Simple & functional; brava!!!!!

[@Hexapoda.Resident]

I would not glue the board for that can be hard to remove without damage the window part, I think one or two screws better for you can often cover those holes, but it is a lovely build that inspired me to build something like that at my window bit a tad bit smaller. Thank you.

[@HomeByMon]

Here's the thing I didn't really explain in the video.. Beneath the plastic board, there is a marble window board, but it's really damaged beyond repair (it's brown instead of white). So If I were to screw it to the board, I would have to screw it in the marble, and that would have opened so much work for me, since marble is not that easy to go through 😔 That's why I decided to glue it instead.

[@Wanderlustwaltz]

Well done, Mon! Love it. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@HomeByMon]

So glad you like it 🥰🫶

[@MIM-ve7qz]

Pardon the pun, but you set the "bar" quite high for other KZbin DIY content creators. It's a beautiful piece. I'd never have guessed it's so inexpensive. 😊

[@HomeByMon]

Awww thank you so much 🥹🫶

[@user-hl4bs5tr5m]

You did a great job! Love it, Mon

[@HomeByMon]

Thanks 🥰

[@izzafareeziman]

Amazing work MON! Love !😍😍

[@HomeByMon]

So glad you like it 🥰

[@divaloulou]

Beautiful project! Very clever!

[@HomeByMon]

Thanks 🫶🥰

[@edelweissapostol3924]

The table looked nice.

[@HomeByMon]

So glad you like it 🥰

[@luisafernandaforero8019]

Love it! I wish I had a space like that at home so I could build something similar

[@HomeByMon]

I moved things around to get this space 😅 This used to be where Mars's bed was, however I decided to move it around to get this space to do the bar ☺️

[@lily.mbrtfr]

i loved this video! it gives me idea haha , keep going you are perfect :)

[@Bella-nj5ys]

I love your videos Mon and Mars ❤

[@HomeByMon]

Thank you so much 🥹🫶💕

[@kimmeemee913]

Beautiful! You are so talented.

[@HomeByMon]

Thank you so much 🥹🫶

[@laraangel6862]

semplice e pratico.. perfetto ❤

[@HomeByMon]

Thank you 🥰🫶

[@wwindwwalker3536]

I love it! Perfect ❤👍👍

[@HomeByMon]

So glad you like it 🥰

[@myrabarr7898]

Perfect ! You are so talented. 🤙 🐾 💕

[@HomeByMon]

Thank you so much 🥹🫶

[@SylvieDemard]

bravo ! c'est vraiment parfait !!

[@SandiSMoore]

Wow that’s was so creative. I have similar space gonna give it a try! That you

[@HomeByMon]

So glad you like it 🥰

[@theresalaviolette5849]

Beautifully done ❤

[@HomeByMon]

Thank you so much 🥹💕

[@HomeByMon]

Thank you so much 🥹💕

[@lucat17lula]

Love the idea! I probably would have attached if diffently, but depending on the material it should be okay? I wonder what it would look like if the entire window sill was made of the same wood 🤔 Also, your curly hair looks really cute!

[@HomeByMon]

I didn't address this in the video, but, the reason I glued it, is because beneath the plastic window board, there is a marble board, that's actually damaged beyond repair, that's why we had to cover it in the first place 😞 However, if I were to screw it, I would have to go through the marble, and that's why I decided to cut myself some slack, and take the easier route 😅🥰

[@lucat17lula]

@@HomeByMon Haha makes sense! So you solved two problems at once!

[@kerricicolani4524]

I love it

[@dental257]

... i mean.. this is super renter friendly! ..and am i wrong in assuming that i could pretty much just stop at 6:50 and not even "attach the legs" due to that it's going to be fairly stable w/no littles around, eh? But i can see the value in doing so, and taking a few extra minutes to do so.. back to renter friendly, i would need to def skip the gluing to the window sill.. This is perfect even as a computer desk. I love this! Thanx for sharing with us, your idea!

[@HomeByMon]

Yes hahaha but you should attach the leg so it's super sturdy. However, you can find another solution instead of gluing the top to make it renter friendly 🥰

[@georgiaconnolly9068]

Lovely

[@HomeByMon]

Thank you 🥹🫶

[@valeriaostan6708]

Hi, what a great idea😊

[@HomeByMon]

Thank you so much 🥰🫶

[@kasparsm7964]

Hi! You are so much in woodworking, so You should consider to buy some palm router and orbital sander! Good luck. Like Your show. It is inspiring!

[@HomeByMon]

Oh yes I should 😅 But I just invested in a jig saw, so one step at a time 🥰🫶

[@kasparsm7964]

@@HomeByMon By the way - I'm curious - do you put any lacker on that Tikurilla stain, or it is a only finish You put on that surface?

[@HomeByMon]

@@kasparsm7964 yes, that's the only thing I added. The lacker wax is actually all in one with primer and top coat included ☺️

[@loriegabidel]

So cute.

[@HomeByMon]

Thank you 🥹💕

[@sylvienormand1291]

Nice job girl ! Did you buy those wine glasses at Ikea ?. They are very nice.

[@HomeByMon]

Thanks girl 🥹🫶 They are from Zara home actually 🥰

[@kristinakarakabakova4724]

❤

[@HelenVaughn-un6de]

I like it!! What type of wood? Ty

[@HomeByMon]

It's birch 🥰

[@zelmawills8606]

Love it But the house I was in has not got a window ledge I’ve been to a few houses here in Australia and don’t have that lege So 2 legs would be better for us then we could make it

[@HomeByMon]

Yes! You can even screw a board on the wall on one side, so that the board lays on it ☺️

[@koulakara]

Turned out nice ... Would have been much better if it folded down ....

[@HomeByMon]

Yes! I was thinking about that too, buuut, it would have been so much more work 😅💕

[@shanecavanagh7060]

Cool ✨🌟💕🙂👍Hi Mars Lazy Boy you should help Mum 💕

[@HomeByMon]

🤣🥰🫶 Mars is the sleepiest boy 🤣

[@christianaudigier19]

We back :)

[@HomeByMon]

Yes!! 🥰 Did you like this week's video?

[@christianaudigier19]

@@HomeByMon Very nice upgrade for your kitchen, welk done Mon 👌🏾

[@irmaziskiene5572]

Laba, iš kur esate?

[@user-jm4dk3jw4x]

Mars honey! And yo'u 're sweet ! I love ikea, but we , don't have it anymore

[@sylvaind.6786]

Wow.... a board and a leg... 12 min for that....

[@HomeByMon]

Sorry you didn't like it 😞

[@EllaCinder-lh4ro]

Cheer up they knew what it was, and the materials used in the thumbnail and title description.. 5- 6 seconds tops to process .. the video isn’t where you add up some pieces.. it’s where you turn pieces into your style of magic and then share the effort inspiration and pride you feel with a literal world of strangers. Thank you

[@Munchael05]

This is such a weird criticism

[@HomeByMon]

@@EllaCinder-lh4ro thank you! 🫶